Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has issued a virus alert on the emergence of chikungunya fever. The health ministry for Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous area, issued the alert Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The disease, which is transmitted similarly to dengue fever by mosquitoes and causes joint pains and a high fever, has been […]
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Revealing how the obesity epidemic has spread globally, an alarming study has said that 2.1 billion – nearly 30 percent of the world’s population – people are either obese or overweight. India comes a shocking third in the top-10 country club that has over 50 percent of the world’s 671 million obese. […]
Buenos Aires, May 29 (IANS/EFE) An Argentine woman suffering from leukemia used Facebook to find her father after nearly two decades without contact so that bone marrow donation tests can be performed on him, media reported. Malen Gaynor,39, resident of Buenos Aires, decided to search for her father after being hospitalised two weeks ago for cancer. […]
London, May 28 (IANS) Parts of fruits and vegetables like broccoli leaves and onion skin are often discarded though they contain health benefits — and we can easily include them in our diet, say nutritionists. Laurence Beeken, food information executive at WeightLossResources.co.uk, shares information about parts of common fruits and vegetables we often discard and the […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today announced Palliative Care NSW will receive $1 million to recruit and support palliative care volunteers across NSW. Launching Palliative Care Week at NSW Parliament House, Mrs Skinner praised the support volunteers give to terminally-ill people and their loved ones. “The NSW Government recognises the vital role of volunteers in providing […]
Cancer Council Victoria is reminding parents of boys in Year 9 to ensure their son completes the three dose HPV vaccination course, given this is the last opportunity for them to have the vaccine for free. Director of the Prevention Division at Cancer Council Victoria, Craig Sinclair, says: “Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very […]
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) Suspected food poisoning in a primary school in east China’s Shandong province have sickened dozens of students, authorities said early Tuesday. More than 30 students at Boda Primary School in Zhuangzhai township of Caoxian county developed symptoms of diarrhea after they had supper Monday night, Xinhua quoted local officials as saying. The […]
London, May 22 (IANS) What if spraying your nose can transport the drug to its destination in your body and you don’t require to pop those pills? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found a new and more efficient ways of transporting drugs to the brain. “People with brain diseases are often given huge […]
London, May 20 (IANS) You have another reason to put olive oil on your salad – protection from hypertension. Putting olive oil on vegetables may bring health benefits that are not found when the oil is drizzled on other foods, research suggests. “The findings explain why Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts can […]
New York, May 19 (IANS) If you are one of those affected by the “gotta go” feeling – the sudden urge to urinate that you cannot control, it may be because of the bacteria in urine, a study showed. Contrary to popular belief, urine is not sterile and the bacteria in it may be associated with […]